US Air Force announced increased activity of Russian aircraft near the coast of Alaska

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Russian Aerospace Forces have significantly increased the number of flights aviation close to US airspace, requiring a response from the US Air Force. Popular Mechanics writes about it.

The US Air Force Command says about the increased activity of Russian aviation off the coast of Alaska, which leads to "tension" of the crews of American combat aircraft, forced to take off to "intercept" Russian aircraft. At the same time, it is emphasized that although Russian aircraft enter the US air defense identification zone, they do not violate US airspace. According to the Air Force, the Russian Aerospace Forces are constantly sending strategic bombers Tu-95 "Bear", anti-submarine Il-38 aircraft and Su-35S fighters to the US coast.



The US Air Force pays special attention to the increased number of flights of Russian aircraft. If in 2015 the US Air Force flew to intercept Russian aircraft only 10 times, then in 2020 it is already 60. For each such flight of the Russian Air Force, both F-22 Raptor fighters and KC-135 Stratotanker air tankers must be lifted to provide escort Russian aircraft.


US Air Defense Identification Zone

At the same time, they say in the command, although the American Air Force has to lift its aircraft up to 60 times, this cannot be compared with the Air Force of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, which took off 2019 times in 947 alone. If the United States is "concerned" only with Russian aircraft, then the Japanese border, except for Russian ones, is "probed" by the Air Forces of China, South Korea, and, possibly, the DPRK.
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  1. +11
    4 May 2021 12: 25
    US Air Force announced increased activity of Russian aircraft near the coast of Alaska
    ... What's wrong? Ours fly where necessary, and you can shove your concerns .... shove, in short.
    1. +2
      4 May 2021 12: 31
      Quote: rocket757
      US Air Force announced increased activity of Russian aircraft near the coast of Alaska
      ... What's wrong?
      The coast of Alaska was not marked with buoys with Russian flags. Disorder in our Air Force. laughing
      1. +2
        4 May 2021 12: 52
        So send that message to them, throw it off in a boot!
        It is far to the Pentagon, to the nearest airfield .... that was used, REDUCTION to the basics !!!
      2. +3
        4 May 2021 13: 19
        Forced flight of US fighters leads to "stress" of the crews
        Earplugs in their ears! laughing
    2. +4
      4 May 2021 13: 18
      Quote: rocket757
      Ours fly where necessary, and you can shove your concerns .... shove, in short.

      They can fly in the Black Sea, as in their own Alaska, and Russia also flies in Alaska, as in its own Black Sea.
      1. +2
        4 May 2021 17: 46
        Quote: tihonmarine
        Quote: rocket757
        Ours fly where necessary, and you can shove your concerns .... shove, in short.

        They can fly in the Black Sea, as in their own Alaska, and Russia also flies in Alaska, as in its own Black Sea.

        Vlad spoke to the point and there is nothing to add .. hi
        In every joke there is a grain of truth .. Alaska will have to give up sooner or later.
    3. +5
      4 May 2021 13: 22
      Quote: rocket757
      Ours fly where necessary

      Yes, ours should fly where NATO is Yes
      1. +2
        4 May 2021 13: 38
        Quote: Terenin
        should fly where NATO is
  2. +7
    4 May 2021 12: 25
    We must express our indignation at the activity of NATO troops near the patrol zone of our air force!
    1. +3
      4 May 2021 12: 58
      Quote: Cowbra
      We must express our indignation

      The forced flight of US fighters leads to "stress" of the crews, therefore, henceforth, we ask you to abandon this harmful practice and not escalate the situation in this region.
    2. +3
      4 May 2021 13: 41
      Near our Alaska.
  3. +3
    4 May 2021 12: 27
    Whoever declared. And the United States counted how many times our fighters sent NATO scouts out of the border zones.
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      1. +3
        4 May 2021 13: 24
        Quote: dranthqu
        https://www.imemo.ru/files/File/ru/Spezrubrica/quarterly-bulletin1_2021-rus.pdf

        Everything is correct. We, silently look at them ... through the porthole bully
    2. +2
      4 May 2021 13: 44
      Moreover, when the mattress covers are in the Black Sea. Where is the mattress, where is the Black Sea and what have they forgotten there ???
    3. -7
      4 May 2021 13: 55
      Quote: Alexander 3
      our fighters drove the NATO scouts out of the border areas.

      Is this really happening, or did you invent everything? And what are these "border zones"? Couldn't it be more specific - the status, the size, what document was established?
  4. +2
    4 May 2021 12: 54
    Conventional DB flights, in the Soviet Union they did not less, in the "dashing" 90s they only reduced the intensity of flights.
    1. +4
      4 May 2021 13: 47
      So they would also like in Russia such a ruler as a drunken struggle, so that our pilots think about how to feed their families instead of flying, as in the 90s! hi
  5. +1
    4 May 2021 13: 27
    which leads to "stress" the crews of American combat aircraft, forced to fly to "intercept" Russian aircraft.
    From great exertion, diarrhea will happen. laughing
  6. +1
    4 May 2021 14: 32
    Poor Americans. Evil rushn force their priests to tear off the sofa and increase the hours of flight. Ah ah ah
  7. +2
    4 May 2021 15: 17
    which leads to "tension" of the crews of American combat aircraft, forced to take off to "intercept" Russian aircraft.


    Mutual training ...
    1. 0
      4 May 2021 19: 40
      Quote: cniza
      which leads to "tension" of the crews of American combat aircraft, forced to take off to "intercept" Russian aircraft.


      Mutual training ...

      We take a closer look .. There the Northern Sea Route will pass and there are already caravans. So everything is fine!
  8. 0
    4 May 2021 16: 00
    Quote: rocket757
    and you can shove your concerns ...

    Now it became clear where, or rather to whom, they would put it.
    The first crew, consisting entirely of sodomites, took over duty in the US Army Air Force:

    https://t.me/Reddit/15469
  9. -1
    4 May 2021 17: 42
    They say the project of the bridge to Alaska is already ready .. laughing
    1. +1
      4 May 2021 19: 13
      The song is in the subject ...
      https://youtu.be/y_IObE7MIqs
  10. 0
    5 May 2021 15: 43
    winked Every day is not Sunday. Admire the activity and our pilots.